CVE-2012-0941

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-02-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiGate UTM WAF appliances with FortiOS 4.3.x before 4.3.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving the (1) Endpoint Monitor, (2) Dialup List, or (3) Log&Report Display modules, or the fields_sorted_opt parameter to (4) user/auth/list or (5) endpointcompliance/app_detect/predefined_sig_list.

Affected products

Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate): from 4.3.0 before 4.3.6 — fixed in 4.3.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate) 4.3.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/109168/VL-144.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51708
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72761
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-012-001
https://securitytracker.com/id/1026594
https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=144
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/109168/VL-144.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51708
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72761
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-012-001
https://securitytracker.com/id/1026594
https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=144

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